heart scan
Chest diagnostic procedure
A heart scan is a medical imaging procedure that creates pictures of the heart to assess its structure and function.
Various techniques qualify: CT scans detect calcium buildup in coronary arteries, nuclear scans track blood flow through heart muscle, and MRI scans reveal detailed cardiac anatomy.
The doctor ordered a heart scan after the stress test came back abnormal.
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- imagingProducing visual representations
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- coronaryOf heart arteries
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- medical imagingMRI, X-ray, mammogram, ultrasound, computed tomography
- scans
- heart testsECG, electrocardiogram, EKG, echocardiogram, echocardiography
- ultrasoundsonogram, sonography, ultrasonography, echocardiogram, transducer
- chest imagingchest x-ray, echocardiogram
- heart carecardiac surgery, coronary bypass, pacemaker, defibrillator, coronary stent
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Diagnostic fluid analysis
blood work · lab work · biopsy · urinalysis · blood draw
heart scanbrain scan
Medical image of mind's organ
head scan · lung scan · abdominal scan · bone scan · full body scan
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